WRITING
WHY DO I WRITE?
I love stories. For as long as I can remember, I've read books, watched movies and shows, and been obsessed with the lore of things that don't have lore. Stories allow me to feel things I never get the chance to. Emotions, experiences, and everything else that a good story knows how to offer. So I decided that since I love stories, I started working on my pride and joy, the Aaron Aarrowwood series, a science fiction series I started working on in the third grade. I've also worked on some short, more philosophical stories that I've submitted to the Scholastic Art and Writing competition. I'm planning on making a small compilation of these stories called "Eleven One-Word Stories" as proof that stories can come from anywhere, even from a single word. Along with these, I've submitted some of my smaller writing pieces to Pingree's literary magazine, Pegasus, along with putting my work up in some of the art shows in the Bertolon Gallery at Pingree. Writing is one of the biggest parts of my life, and I can see writing being that way in the foreseeable future.Â
AARON AARROWWOOD SERIES
I've already written six books, and am in the process of publishing the first one. The entire series is called the Aaron Aarrowwood series, with the six books being one long story that I've spent the majority of my life on. It feels sad to end the series, like the feeling you get when you finish a show or another book series, but even worse. I grew up with these characters. These stories got me through tough times as a way to escape reality. And now. . . It's over. The story is done. My characters are gone. But every time I start thinking like that, I remember the end goal of why I started writing. I want to share my stories with the world. That's why I published my book on Amazon, a process I highly recommend if you're not having luck with traditional publishers and literary agencies. Below is the link to the paperback and ebook on Amazon. It's called Aaron Aarrowwood and the Arena, a story about a teenager named Aaron who is a thief to provide for himself. However, after he meets two kids his age, an explosion not only blows up the store but his entire perception of reality. He's forced to confront things like the creation of the universe, intergalactic authorities, and his past. If you or anybody you know is interested in science fiction, please consider purchasing a copy. Along with marketing on Amazon, my family and I have put up flyers in places like my job at Cogo Labs or local shops. Hopefully, this will increase the amount of people who know about and want to buy my book. I've also started an advertising campaign on TikTok to try and get more people my age to buy my book, and I've been getting a decent number of views on my videos. I'm hoping it will increase sales and exposure enough for me to publish my next few novels. Along with Amazon, I've stocked my book in a couple of local bookstores on consignment deals. I dream that I can become an author full-time before I graduate high school, and while that's unlikely., with your help, it could become a reality, so please consider buying a copy with the link below.
Icelandic bookflood
The Wenham Museum was nice enough to invite me to their first Icelandic Book Flood, a tradition in Nordic countries where authors sell their books to locals. It was a cool experience for me, and I would love to do it again next year. I sold five books, which may not sound like a lot, but it's a small town, and that was my entire inventory. I was even recorded and put onto a local WBZ broadcast, which you can listen to if you click the button below. Currently, I'm looking for more events like this to advertise my book more, so contact me if you have any ideas.
FREELANCE WRITING
Freelance writing would be an awesome way for me to earn some money on the side while doing something I love. I love writing, and while I could write articles on some topics better than others, like video games or movies, I'm willing to learn about the subject matter before I write if that's what the job calls for. I know Chat GPT and all these other A.I. tools make writing things like that super easy, but if you ever want real, human opinions on something, I'm your guy. If you know or are somebody who needs a writer, any sort of writer, send them my contact info and my resume, which is linked below. You are going to need access, so just email me your name and what job you need my resume for me to give access.
Talking at cutler elementary
One of the local elementary schools in my town, and the one I went to, was Cutler Elementary. It's also where my sister goes, and when I returned for one of her events, I met my old 4th grade teacher. She had apparently read this very website and saw that I had published a book. She asked me to come into her class during my Spring Break and talk to her students, which I was more than happy to do. It was a lot of fun and a cool way to synthesize my entire journey as an author and hopefully inspire a new generation of kids to do the same thing I did. When I thought about it, I was actually younger than they were when I started working on my series. I was in the exact same spot they were with this project running in the background, which is crazy to think about.
